Are they the same? If not, what's different about them?
2006-08-30 17:14:25 · 9 answers · asked by emstenb 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Zoology
I think their cousins, but they are not the same. Gophers tend to be more solitary, while Prairie Dogs live in large groups.
2006-08-30 18:31:20 · answer #1 · answered by enthusiasm-sarcasm 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The prairie dog is a somewhat larger than the gopher and does not have a black tipped tail like the gopher. The proper name for the gopher is Richardson Ground Squirril. As far as I know they don't share the same range. I don't know much about the prairie dog other than having seen them in a zoo.
2006-08-31 01:53:55 · answer #2 · answered by Kenneth H 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No they are not the same. Though both are rodents and both are burrowing animals. Prairie dogs hence their name lives in the grassland and lives in colonies. Gophers are loners and are considered pest because they will appear in vegetable gardens and eat the roots of the plants.
2006-08-31 01:14:06 · answer #3 · answered by megatron 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Prairie dogs are large in live in large "towns"
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prairie_dog
Gophers are more solitary, and smaller
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gopher
2006-08-31 01:08:12 · answer #4 · answered by JimZ 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
not the same. prairie dogs are larger and are actually kind of cute.(in a rodent kind of way)
2006-08-31 00:27:48 · answer #5 · answered by junkyard dog 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No. Totally different.
2006-08-31 02:02:55 · answer #6 · answered by Tony T 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
That's a good question. I never thought about that, but now that you've asked it, i want to know too.
2006-08-31 00:20:12 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
no
2006-08-31 00:20:48 · answer #8 · answered by kajillion123 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
No.
2006-08-31 01:50:20 · answer #9 · answered by Amara ♥ 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋